Theology Flashcards
Euthanasia
Any action or omission which of itself, by intention causes death with the purpose of eliminating suffering(gospel of life, 65)
Examples of extraordinary means
I.e. A heroic costly operation, experimental treatment
Emmanuel Levinas famous quote
This begins when the face of the other is smashed
Capital punishment
Can be justifiable when it comes to correcting the offender
Fifth commandment condems
Any direct and intentional killing as gravely sinful
One reason bishops oppose capital punishment
Application is deeply flawed and irreversibly wrong
Catholic Church recognizes that government has right to
Pass laws and enlist citizens to help defend nation
What representation of people have right to declare a war of defense
Proper representation of people
Condition in engaging of just war
Just cause and last resort , real grave and lasting certain danger
John Paul II critiqued
Modern society for shying away from term sin
Fathers of the church
Hyper critical of rich and favored poor
Who were fathers of church influenced by and what does it say
Matthew 19:24
Easier for camel to pass through eye of needle than rich man to enter into heaven
When discussing suicide one must remember
Grave psychological problems
What did clement of Alexandria say in regards to poor
Rich man can be saved but must give surplus to the poor
As images of god, humanity has
Inherent dignity , no sin or condition can eliminate it
Rooted in fact of our web of social dependence
Solidarity
CST proposes and evaluates family institutions in light of these ideas but but recognizes problems that beset actual family life as
Overwork and divorce
Sometimes private property rights must be overridden for sake of everyone particularly in situations of
Grotesque inequality
The archdiocese of Miami intervening for poor parish by providing funds and resources would be considered
Mediating structures
What are necessary to counterbalance management
Unions
Pope Paul IV said
If you want peace work for justice
JWT is an effort to reconcile the goal of peace with the noble need to protect innocent and defenseless from
Aggression
Jesus ministry is centered on the
Poor
In all CST documents the goal of justice is clearly linked to the ideal of
Peace-shalom
Ageism
Prejudice against old people
Participation
Observes that everyone has a fundamental right to try and engage in a full range of activities and instructions of social life
Social structures become structures of sin when
Justice is blocked
Rerum nevarum; what it means; who wrote it
The condition of labor; pope Leo the XIII 1891 first social encyclical
Main points of rerum
Cooperation between workers and business owners
Workers have right for just a ages, days off, reasonable hours and restrictions in child labor
Socialist solution of private property was false everyone has right to private property because it motivates individual to work
Condemned extreme socialism and capitalism
The wealthy should distribute goods to poor(Gregory of nazianus)
Government should work on ensuring people’s basic rights are met